Château de Castres 2011 – Graves

Château de Castres 2011 – Graves

A wine of great freshness, mineral, round, elegant and fruity enough (especially pineapple, lemon walls, white fruits). A good sugar / acidity balance. Woody finals, including vanilla and a hint of brioche.

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Les Hauts de Smith 2011 – Pessac Léognan

Les Hauts de Smith 2011 – Pessac Léognan

An elegant and fine nectar, fine, round developing aromas of citrus, lemon flowers, small yellow fruits, flint, nectarine and tropical fruit (pineapple, lychee).

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2010 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2010 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac Léognan

A nice, fresh, well-balanced and mineral wine. It expresses notes of citrus (grapefruit, lemon), exotic fruits and acacia. A final acidity and wood.

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2007 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2007 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac Léognan

A fine wine, revealing aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry) with always smoky and woody. Nice sweetness in the mouth for this vintage. A peppery finish, persistent and with a slight bitterness.

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2009 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2009 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac Léognan

A powerful wine with good concentration of fruit particularly red fruit combined with notes of plum, spice, licorice and smoke. Bold nectar, beautiful ‘purity’. A beautiful structure and consistency in the mouth. The tannins are well made. The finish is persistent. Personally I advise to wait 8-10 years before opening.

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Château Léognan 2007 – Pessac Leognan

Château Léognan 2007 – Pessac Leognan

The nose is fruity (black cherry, currant, gooseberry, blackberry) but also developing aromas of vanilla, violets and roasted cocoa. A mineral nectar with fruit “fleshy” in the mouth …. tannins are well-integrated. 

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Château Léognan 2011 – Bordeaux Rosé

Château Léognan 2011 – Bordeaux Rosé

A fresh wine develops aromas of strawberry and currants along with a slight acidity that leads the tasting.

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Château Vieux Chantecaille 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Vieux Chantecaille 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

This wine expresses flavors of strawberry, cherry, fig and black berry. Spicy notes on the finish. The tannins are still young, they will need to wait 3/4 years to soften.

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Château Rocher-Gardat 2009 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Château Rocher-Gardat 2009 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

This wine expresses animals notes, spicy notes (pepper) and blackcurrant as well as fleshy red fruits. A small bitterness on the finish. Tannins are still tight. I advise you to wait 1 or 2 years before tasting.

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Château Gouprie 2009 – Pomerol

Château Gouprie 2009 – Pomerol

A wine with notes of leather, truffle and undergrowth associated with aromas of black fruit (black cherry, blueberry, blackcurrant) and gooseberry. A final notes of spice and hazelnut. A very good Pomerol but I recommend you wait 2 or 3 years before opening.

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